PhD and PostDoc positions in Robotics at the University of Freiburg, Germany

[Abhinav Valada]

The Robot Learning Lab (https://rl.cs.uni-freiburg.de) headed by Prof. Abhinav Valada and the Neurobotics Lab (https://nr.informatik.uni-freiburg.de) headed by Prof. Joschka Boedecker, at the University of Freiburg currently have multiple open full-time PostDoc and PhD positions to work on the intersection of robotics, deep learning, and reinforcement learning. The labs are part of the ELLIS unit Freiburg, the Department of Computer Science, and the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center.

The candidate should have:

+ MS (or PhD degree for PostDoc applicants) in robotics, machine learning, computer vision, or a related field
+ Strong mathematical background
+ Programming skills including in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, programming experience in C++ is advantageous

+ Excellent communication skills in English

For PostDoc/PhD positions in Robot Learning:

+ Prior research experience in one or more of the following areas:

            * Long-horizon mobile manipulation 

* Reinforcement and imitation learning

* Active and interactive learning

* Learning from demonstration

* Uncertainty Estimation

* Human-robot interaction

* Continual and federated learning

* Fairness and bias-aware learning

For the PhD position in Automated Driving:

+ Prior research experience in one or more of the following areas:

* Scene understanding

* Multi-object tracking

* Multi-modal and multi-task learning

* Continual and federated learning

* self-supervised and unsupervised learning

We furthermore expect outstanding qualifications, the motivation to obtain a doctoral degree and the interest to work in an interdisciplinary environment. The candidates are expected to conduct independent research and at the same time contribute to the ongoing projects, and guide master and bachelor students. International candidates are encouraged to apply, knowledge of the German language is not required. Women and people of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. 

About Freiburg:

Wikipedia says about Freiburg: "...The city is known for its ancient university and its medieval munster, as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices. The city is situated in the heart of a major wine-growing region and serves as the primary tourist entry point to the scenic beauty of the Black Forest. According to meteorological statistics, the city is the sunniest and warmest in Germany..."

Please first send your curriculum vitae and unofficial master’s transcripts with an expression of interest via email to rl-a...@cs.uni-freiburg.de as soon as possible. Selected candidates will be asked for further application documents. The call closes as soon as a suitable candidate is found, but no later than May 15, 2022, 23:59 CEST.

Best,

Abhinav

-- 
Prof. Dr. Abhinav Valada
Assistant Professor & 
Director of the Robot Learning Lab

Department of Computer Science
University of Freiburg
Georges-Köhler-Allee 80
D-79110 Freiburg, Germany

office  : +49 761 203-8025
fax     : +49 761 203-8007
email   : val...@cs.uni-freiburg.de
web     : http://rl.uni-freiburg.de